Business Systems Analyst

Assurant, Inc.; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cultural day off

Mentoring programs

Diversity panels

Hybrid work model

Mental health days

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Assurant, Inc. is seeking a Business Systems Analyst in Auckland on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The role bridges business needs and technology, turning requirements into clear system behaviours and data rules. You’ll work within the Delivery Team on a hybrid basis from our central Auckland offices, collaborating with Product, Operations, Finance, Architecture, Engineering and QA to deliver transformation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strong Business Systems Analysis experience within complex technology, platform or transformation environments.
• Ability to translate business, process and technical needs into clear requirements, business rules, system behaviours and acceptance criteria.
• Strong process analysis and workshop facilitation skills, with experience identifying gaps, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business, product and operational processes to understand requirements and shape simpler, effective future-state solutions.
• Translate business needs into clear system requirements, business rules, process flows and acceptance criteria.
• Analyse systems, APIs, integrations and data flows, using REST APIs, JSON, JSON Schema, SQL and data models.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate across Product, Operations, Finance, Architecture, Engineering and QA to align business needs with technical solutions.
• Support delivery through requirements traceability, defect analysis and implementation, ensuring solutions remain aligned to agreed business outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, data quality, controls and ways of working.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Miro

Lucidchart

Visio

Job description

Why work with Assurant?

Assurant redefines the boundaries of protection - safeguarding and servicing connected devices, homes, automobiles, and commercial equipment in partnership with the world’s most successful brands.

When you join Assurant, you will be part of a community that cares. A diverse and supportive team culture will see you challenge yourself and motivate you to think out of the box.

We come from a variety of countries, cultures, and backgrounds, but we are united by our enduring values ofcommon sense,common decency,uncommon thinking, anduncommon results.

Some of the benefits we offer to our team members are:

• Cultural day off to celebrate what’s important to you
• International and local mentoring programs
• Diversity panels and employee resource groups
• Hybrid work model – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• 2 mental health recharge days per year
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to a cause that is important to you

What’s the role about?

We’re looking for a Business Systems Analyst who can bridge the gap between business needs and technology. Combining strong business and process analysis with technical systems expertise, you’ll help deliver strategic transformation across our New Zealand Automotive business.

Working within the Delivery Team, the role turns business, product, operational and technical needs into clear requirements, system behaviours, business rules, data and integration requirements, and acceptance criteria.

This role is a 12-month fixed term contract opportunity supporting a transformation project, based in our central Auckland offices on a hybrid work basis.

Some of your day-to-day responsibilities will look like:

• Analyse business, product and operational processes to understand requirements and help shape simpler, effective future-state solutions.
• Translate business needs into clear system requirements, business rules, process flows and acceptance criteria.
• Analyse systems, APIs, integrations and data flows, using technical knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, JSON Schema, SQL and data models.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate across Product, Operations, Finance, Architecture, Engineering and QA to align business needs with technical solutions.
• Support delivery through requirements traceability, defect analysis and implementation, ensuring solutions remain aligned to agreed business outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, data quality, controls and ways of working.

About you

• Ideally 5+ years strong Business Systems Analysis experience within complex technology, platform or transformation environments.
• Ability to translate business, process and technical needs into clear requirements, business rules, system behaviours and acceptance criteria.
• Strong process analysis and workshop facilitation skills, with experience identifying gaps, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Working technical knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, JSON Schema, SQL, data models, integrations and data mapping.
• Experience supporting testing and defect analysis, tracing outcomes back to requirements and data rules.
• Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills, with experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Lucidchart or Visio.
• A practical, organised and adaptable approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams.

Desirable

• Strong preference for experience in finance, insurance, fintech or similarly regulated digital product environments
• Exposure and/or experience to AI-enabled ways of working
• Exposure to platform modernisation, transformation or complex integration programs.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments across Product, Architecture, Engineering, QA and business teams.
• Relevant business analysis, product ownership or Agile certification.

The successful applicant will be subject to relevant background checks such as reference checks and a Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Check.

At Assurant, we celebrate the differences that make us who we are. By assembling extraordinary teams from a variety of races, religions,sexualorientations,gender identities,ages,experiences,and abilities, we’re able to better reflect the global communities where we live and work.By working to remove barriers, we ensure equity for everyone.The pursuit of inclusion rests with each of us. Because it’s only by listening toand representing the unique voices of every individual that we can innovate for all.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or adjustment at any stage of the hiring process, please contact us. We are committed to ensuring an accessible and equitable experience for all candidates.

For further information about Assurant, please visit our website: https://www.assurant.com/